Broken Bow Records have released a star-studded tribute compilation honuoring one of the greatest country music icons of our time Merle Haggard.

The musical celebration, Working Man's Poet: A Tribute to Merle Haggard, features new covers of some of the living legend's biggest hits, recorded by some of the hottest stars in country music today.

BBR Music Group President/ CEO Benny Brown and Haggard have been friends for nearly 40 years. Brown's purpose for this album is to celebrate Merle Haggard's incredible legacy and to endear his songs to a new generation of country music fans, according to a news release.